Hair curler



Aug. 7, 1951 M. N. M. ROTH 2,563,421

HAIR CURLER Filed Nov. 5, 1948 IN VEN TOR.

Patented Aug. 7, 1951 UNITED STATES FATENT OFFICE HAIR CURLER Mona Nettie May l to th, Chicago, 111. Application November 3, 1948, Serial No. 58,069

2 Claims (011132-42) My invention relates to hair curlers andthe taining member for strands of hair positioned J.

between said member and said element.

An object of my invention is to provide a hair curler of the class indicated, which can be comfortably worn in the hair, even while sleeping;

and which cannot gouge orotherwise injure the scalp of the wearer.

A further object of my invention is to provide a hair curler which is readily adaptable to form the hair into either tight or loose curls, as desired.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a hair curler of great simplicity, which securely grips the hair and which facilitates rapid curling thereof.

The foregoing and such other objects, advan tages and capabilities as are disclosed as this description proceeds, or which are inherent to my invention, are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan elevational view of one embodiment of my invention, as it appears before being placed in the hair;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of Figure 1, showing the general configuration of the elements thereof when said embodiment is placed in the hair;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view taken in section on the line 3--3 of Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a side elevational view taken in section on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Like reference characters designate like parts in the drawing and in the description thereof which follows.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral l designates a length of thin wall tubing, which is provided with a plurality of perforations H. The tubing I0 is preferably formed from a pliable material such as for example semi-hard rubber, polyvinyl chloride-acetates, particularly the semi-rigid compounds thereof, and other flexible plastics. In the embodiment shown, the tubing ID has a circular cross-section (Figure 4); however, it is apparent that other cross-sectional configurations may also be used to advantage.

Looped through the tubing I0 is a strip I2 of elastic material, such as elastic cloth, having a normal length, in the unstretched state, which is approximately twice that of the tubing ID.

The width of the elastic strip l2 may be greater than the outer diameter of the tubing. l0 and still be easily threaded through said tubing. The tubing I0 surrounds the intermediate portion l3 only of the elastic strip I! so that the ends [4 and 15 project free of the tubing Ill. The male element l6 of a snap fastener is sewn or otherwise secured to the end 14. A corresponding female element I1 is secured to the other end 15. Figure 2 shows the manner in which the ends i4 and [5 of the elastic strip 12 may be brought together and secured one to the other. It should be pointed out, however, that when the tubing Ill and the elastic strip 12 assume the position of Figure 2, that the elastic strip I2 is stretched and the tubing 10 is bowed slightly as a result of this tensioning.

In use, the tubing l0 serves as a mandrel upon which strands of hair are wrapped for curling. Following this, the two ends l4 and i5 are brought together and the elements It and I1 snapped together, in the manner shown in Figure 2. Advantageously, because of the ability of the elastic strip [2 to stretch, there is a wide latitude as to the amount of hair that may be wrapped about the tubing [0. Thus, if a tight curl is desired, a relatively small amount of hair is wrapped upon the tubing Ill. If a loose curl is desired, a correspondingly greater amount of hair is wrapped upon the tubing 10. In either case, because of the resiliency of the elastic strip 12, the hair is securely clamped between said strip and the tubing 10, so that the hair curler is held firmly in place. The perforations II, besides accelerating drying of the hair, act to grip the hair and thus aid in anchoring the hair curler firmly in place in the hair.

Since the tubing l0 and the elastic strip l2 are formed from a yieldable material, it follows that there is no attendant danger of gouging the wearers scalp when inserting the curler in the hair. And, as indicated above, this same desirable characteristic makes is possible to wear the curler in the hair while sleeping, without any discomfort or hazard of injuring the wearer. Moreover, the type of material which can be used in assembling my novel hair curler may be provided in colors which blend with the hair and thus the curler does not have any bright, shiny surfaces which create an objectionable appearance, as is the case of the conventional metallic-type hair curlers.

In addition, my curler avoids any snarling or pulling of loose ends since the ends I2 and M are entirely free from the hair until the hair is completely wound upon tubing Hi. If there should be any short, loose hairs, the stretchable ends 12 and I 4 can be easily placed around them without pulling at the roots as is frequently the case with fixed end curlers.

While I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that these embodiments have been given by way of example only and that various changes and rearrangements of the details shown herein; may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A hair curler consisting of a-strip 0i seamless, thin-walled tubing, circular in cross-section, formed from semi-rigid plastic. material, said tubing having a plurality of perforations therein, a stretchable member formed from elasticcloth and having a normal length which is approximately twice that or said strip of tubing,

said tubing surrounding a portion of said meniber, cue" element of a; snap fastener securedto one" end of said member, and the other element of saidfastener secured to" the other end of said member, whereby said-member and said tubing may be formed into a 1oop=sha edconfigurat'iorr.

2*. A hair curler consisting of a section of pliable, thin-walled} tubing, constituting a hair winding mandrel, said tubing having a plurality 30 49,207

4 0f perforations therein, and an elastic member, constituting a retaining member, having a normal length substantially twice that of said section of tubing, said tubing throughout its length surrounding a portion of said member, one element of a two part fastener secured to one end of said member, and the second element of said twopart fastener being secured to the opposite of said: member, whereby said member and said tubing may be formed into a loop-shaped, hair retaining configuration for hair wound on said mandrel.

MONA NETTIE MAY ROTH.

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